Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for Exemption From Aurora Operations, Inc (USDOT #341156)

n response to Aurora's application. Commenters who support the exemption include the Montana Trucking Association; the Nevada Trucking Association; the Texas Trucking Association; the Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA); the Association of Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI); the National Association of Manufacturers; the American Trucking Associations (ATA); the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America); Stack AV; Hirschbach Motor Lines LLC; Kodiak AI; International Motors and PlusAI; Gatik AI; Uber Technologies Inc.; Waymo LLC; Torc Robotics; Amazon; TechNet; Volvo Group North America (Volvo); the Consumer Technology Association (CTA); C.R. England Trucking; the Allegheny Conference on Community Development; the Bay Area Council; the Chamber of Progress; the Arizona Technology Council; Safety21, the U.S. Department of Transportation National University Transportation Center for Safety led by Carnegie Mellon University; DriveOhio; and the National Fraternal Order of Police. Comments in support of the exemption cite the need for continued development of automated technologies and highlight the safety benefits of eliminating the requirement for a human to exit the vehicle to place warning devices under potentially hazardous roadway and traffic conditions. AUVSI supports granting the exemption to all Level 4 ADS- equipped CMV operators, con